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considering Fedor didn’t get hurt AT ALL and dominated Monson this was a good performance by Fedor. looks like Fedor is changing some things this is the first time i’ve seen him use leg kicks that much and was very effective with it. his punches aren’t all looping anymore. i still want to see him fighting top guys in the UFC he still has sharp powerful punches and is very quick for a heavy weight.

and what if FE was never that good? He’s was on Japanese circuit and guys who made their careers there usually have problems in American UFC/Strikeforce/Bellator environment. There are exceptions but there are just this – exceptions.

Also, fight analysis was that Fedor being the smaller heavyweight would not do we in a cage because it cuts off your action. The ring allows him to move and do what a smaller faster fighter can do. It’s like when my 8 year older brother would kick my ass. In the house I was in trouble, outside, I had many more options and could run too.

@ericsson-a bum? really you ass? you are grade A moron!!!!!! great crowd the applauded Monson,unlike the american crowd that’s always booing the foreign fighters,learn some respect!!!!! Monson throw something next time,anything,just throw!!!!

LOL @ Powertele! that was a pretty good analogy! This was a bad fight, I’ve said this before but again, it would be in Fedor’s best interests as a mixed martial artist to work other camps, he cant keep doing the same old things and expect to immprove and be a complete fighter, he’s 35 and can still do some great things in this sport, look at Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and others, I’m not saying he has to fight into his 40’s but I would say he’s got 3 or 4 more years to fight at a high level IF he makes the necessary changes!

Looks like a fighter that has lost his confidence to me! He is a shadow of his former self. Hesitant, unwilling to stay in the pocket for long, not fully committing to his shots. All the hallmarks of a fighter that has lost his mojo. I am Fedor fan, but he looks very much finished now.

think fedor needed this win more less to rebuild his confidence as a fighter. Not sure exactly where his career will end up after this win. Monson is definitely not a legitimate threat in the HW division . I would like to see him negotiate a contract with the UFC @ 205lbs. He would be too small for HW at this point. I understand he has fought bigger guys most of his career, but i think LHW would be the best weight class for him right now.

Who is that idiot announcer?? “Gotta give him credit, Monson is following his game plan, too.” What?? Of eating the leather off of Fedor’s right glove? Ridiculous–I watched it with the sound off.

Fedor looked crisp and sharp, and Monson never touched him. Fedor stuffed Monson’s takedowns like nothing. I was worried though, when I saw Fedor’s paunch. It would be nice to see him get ripped and try a comeback.

@Powertele the cage had noting to do with any of Fedor’s losses. Against Werdum he got caught after knocking him down and against Henderson he got countered while raining down blows in a position that is benefited by having a cage.

Wow Fail-ure manages to win one. Congratulations boy I knew you had it in ya!!! On a related note I don’t know why so many people were calling Fedor the greatest of all time when if you took 5 mins to look at his fight record he was fighting a bunch of UFC wash outs and Japanese no-body, never-beens. Sorta like Matt Hughe’s resume but with less quality names.

decent fight to get ‘Fader’ back on the horse. monson hasn’t been relevant in years if ever. he’s decent and can take a punch but thats it, no stand up whatsoever. ‘Fader’ needs to get ripped and tear up 205 light heavy weight and get a rematch with Werdum and maybe one with Hendo. then retire. hendo fader 2 would be good.

was that fight fixed or had Fedor the perfect fight plan for monson. Fedor fought on distance, very disciplined, took no risk. But monson didn’t or couldn’t do nothing. We schould wait for next fedor fight.

Fedor dominated this fight and did what he needed to do to get the much needed win. Most of the comments above suck! Fedor fought cautiously and needed to after coming off 3 back to back losses. Good game plan, good win!!!

Unimpressive win, but a good win nonetheless for Fedor. He got tricked by Werdum, and he was too quick to try to finish Hendo: he lost both fights. Sure, Monson was sort of a can, but Fedor stayed calm and took his shots to win the fight. Monson was playing Mongoose from the start, but Fedor didn’t fall for it. A couple of good wins and Fedor will be good as new.

@ Rico-Thank you. I love all of the keyboard haters that most of you have never fought before. We loved Fedor when it was mainly Pride and he was throwing up prayers to get wins, now you guys just hate. Makes me wonder do you guys treat your friends that way. Fair-weather friends. Whatever, none of you guys would say that to any fighter in the gym and then do sparring session. Keep hating.

Funny how everyone was all over Fedor a little more than a year ago and now everyone hates the guy….sad to see how many fat asses eating doritos on their keyboard simply start bashing on fighters as soon as they lose a few times…if he enjoys to fight…well then let him so regardless of whether he’s not a Cyborg as everyone thought he was.

Monson just became a guy that I don’t like because of his Thales Leites-Werdum style of fighting.And great grapplers are mostly my favorite fighters.Maia is better at grappling then those 3 and he fought the best striker in MMA and he didn’t lay once on his back like a retard waiting for a guy who obviously won’t just go in the ground with you.

Fedor isn’t any less sharp….this was just an extremely fixed fight. Not in who won or lost, but that Fedor did not knock out a guy who’s been KO’d by Rizzo and Rico. Fedor could have finished this one at any time he wished.

Fedor would have kicked the sh!t out of Werdum, Big foot and Hendo if he fought them all cautiously like this. The comparison to GSP was apt, when he lossed to Matt Serra he got ktfo by a stumpy grappler who is basically the 175 pound version of Jeff Monson. Good gameplan, Fedor would have probably lossed 4 in row if he would have done his stupid impression of Wanderlai Silva again. Fighting smart like this, Fedor owns JDS